William was born in 1815 to George Goates and Elizabeth Coleman. He married Elizabeth Collins. In the 1840 census, they are living next to a Amy/Anny Collins. William was widowed about 1854 and remarried to Sarah Underwood in 1865. [1]
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [2]
↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.
↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-FMZ : 19 August 2017), Wm Goats, Giles, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 155, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 523; FHL microfilm 24,545.
↑ North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931; Original data: Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.[1]
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD6-K7Y : 12 April 2016), William A Goats, Giles county, Giles, Tennessee, United States; citing family 193, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002; Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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